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Trill Fingering Chart for Flute and Piccolo

Third Octave: D₆ to B₆

This fingering chart includes trill fingerings, which are fingerings designed for rapid alternation between two notes at an interval of a minor second (semitone) or a major second (whole tone) apart. Many of these fingerings can also be used as alternate fingerings for some fast passages. Keys to be trilled are indicated in red. When more than one key is to be trilled, the keys should be simultaneously pressed and simultaneously released, unless the description says to alternate pressing and releasing the keys. These fingerings are intended for all sizes of flute (soprano, alto, and bass) and piccolo unless specified otherwise.

 

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Trill	Written	Fingering		Description	Src.
D6-E6		T -23|--D#-Eb		Basic.
		T -23|-D-D#-Eb		Sharp Eb.
		T -23G#|---Eb		Flat Eb.
D6-E6		T -23|---Eb		Basic.
		T 123|---Eb		Flat E; harmonic (G4-A4).
D6-E6 E6-F6		T 123G#|123Eb		Basic.
		T 123G#|123Eb		Flat E; harmonic (D#4-E4).
D6-E6 E6-F6		T 123G#|123Eb		Basic.
		T 123G#|123Eb		Flat F.
		Bb 123G#|---Eb		Harmonic (Ab4-Bb4); flat.
E6-F6		T 12-|12-Eb		Basic.
		Bb 12-|---Eb		Harmonic (A4-Bb4); flat.
		T 1-3|123Eb		Sharp E.
E6-F6 F6-G6		T 12-|12-Eb		Basic; flat F#.
		B 12-|--D#-Eb		Flat.
		B 12-|---Eb		Harmonic (A4-B4); flat.
E6-F6 F6-G6		B 1-3|1-3Eb		Basic.
		B 1-3|1-3C#		Sharp.
		B 1-3|123C#			ET
		T 123|1--Eb		Sharp Gb.
		B 1--|Bb---Eb		Harmonic (A#4-B4); flat.
F6-G6		T 1-3|1--Eb		Basic; flat G.
		T 1-3|1-3Eb		In-tune G.
		T 103|1--C#		Flat G; harmonic (F4-G4).
		Bb 1--|---Eb		Harmonic (Bb4-C5); flat.
		T 123|1--C		In tune. Works best on a B-foot model.	DB
F6-G6		B 1-3|--3Eb		Basic; flat G.
		B 1-3|-2-Eb		Flat.
		123|1--C#		Sharp F#.
		B 1--|---Eb		Harmonic (B4-C5); flat.
		B 1-3|-D23Eb		Flat interval. Good for piccolo.	KJ
F6-G6 G6-A6		B 1-3|--3Eb		Basic; flat G#.
		B 1-3|-2-Eb		Flat.
		B 1-3|C#--3Eb		Basic with C# trill key.
		T 123G#|--3Eb		Alternate LH G# with RH 3.	ET
		B 1--|---Eb		Harmonic (B4-C#5); flat.
G6-A6		123|-D--Eb		Basic.
		123|C#---Eb		Basic with C# trill key.
		123G#|---Eb		Flat Ab.
		123|---Eb		Flat Ab.
		1--|---Eb		Harmonic (C5-Db5); flat.
G6-A6		T -23|-23Eb		Basic; flat A.
		T 123|---Eb		Basic; harmonic (G4-A4); flat.
		123|C#-D--Eb		Basic, for models with C# trill key.
		T -23|---Eb		Harmonic (D6-E6); sharp G; flat A.
		123|1D--Eb		Sharp A; bad tone.
		T 123|123Eb C		Flat.
		123G#|1D--Eb		Sharp; good response for ff; a little awkward.	RL
		123G#|1D--C#		Awkward but in tune.	DB
		123G#|-D-D#-Eb		In tune; good tone.	PS
		123|---Eb
G6-A6		-23G#|-D--Eb		Basic.
		-23G#|--D#-Eb		Sharp A.
		T -23G#|---Eb		Flat A.
G6-A6 A6-B6		-23G#|-D-D#-Eb		Basic, flat Bb.
		-23G#|C#-D-D#-Eb		Basic with C# trill key.
		T -23G#|12-Eb		Good tone; in tune.
		B -23G#|-23Eb		Flat.
A6-B6		T -2-|1--Eb		Basic; flat Bb.
		T -2-|1-3		Interval is more in tune. Good for piccolo.	KJ
		T -2-|1-D#-Eb		Flat Bb.
		T -2-|1D-D#-Eb		Better Bb.
A6-B6		T 123|1-3		Basic; flat B
		T 103|1-3			ET
		B 123|1-3		Flat B.
		B 123|1-3B		A little awkward.
		B 123|1-3		Awkward but more in-tune B6.	DB
		B 12-G#|---		Flat B; harmonic (A4-B4).
		B 12-|123B		Good response.	TF
		B 12-|123ß		Good response.	TF
		B 123|1D--Eb		Sharp A; slightly flat B.	RL
		B 12–|–D––Eb		Flat A and B.	DK
		T 1¼-|¾2-Eb		Flat B6, vent RH 2 as needed.	MB
A6-B6 B6-C7		B 1-3|1D-D#-		Basic; in tune.
		B 1-3|1D--		Flat B.
		B 1-3|1D-3		Awkward.
		B 1-3|1-3			DB
A6-B6 B6-C7		Bb 1-3|--3C		Basic; flat C.
		Bb 1-3|--3Eb		Flat C.
		T 123|-2D#3C		Better C.
		T 1-3|1-D#-		Flat C.
		T 123G#|1--		Flat Bb; excellent C.	RL
		Bb 1-3|-23Eb		Flat C, excellent response.	SL
B6-C7		B 1-3|--D#-Eb		Basic; flat C.
B6-C7 C7-D7		B 1-3|--D#-ß		Basic; B-foot.
		B 1-3|--D#-		Basic; C-foot.
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